Meta Take One

In this highly stylized, black and white, one-of-a-kind epic shot in Atlanta, young director John Cuffee is determined to complete the film he deems his masterpiece at any and all cost. After committing an accidental act of violence while shooting late into the night, his crew begins to lose faith in John as a director, and the project as a whole. The police are in tow, but John ignores desperate pleas from everyone around him including his own mother. Instead of turning themselves in, he insists that he and Damon, his lead actor, finish what they started. With the deadline looming over their heads, brutal chaos ensues as John and Damon run from the law through the streets of Atlanta. Meta Take One is a harsh commentary, with a dash of homage, humor and paranoia, on the challenges of independent filmmaking, unrealistic expectations within the industry, and the consequences of artistic obsession and apathy for one’s surrounding community.

In Attendance: Co-Director John Dierre